Wisconsin House Bill 315

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 25)
Status: Failed on March 23 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to renumber and amend 23.096 (2) (a) and 30.277 (5); to amend 23.09 (19) (d), 23.09 (20) (b), 23.09 (20m) (b), 23.0915 (2p), 23.0917 (1) (e), 23.0917 (3) (a), 23.0917 (3) (bt) 3., 23.0917 (3) (bw) 2., 23.0917 (4) (a), 23.0917 (4) (e) (intro.), 23.0917 (4j) (b), 23.0917 (5g) (a), 23.0917 (5g) (b), 23.0917 (5g) (L), 23.0917 (8) (e), 23.0917 (8) (f) 2., 23.0917 (12), 23.0953 (2) (a) (intro.) and 23.096 (2m) (intro.); to create 23.09 (19) (dm), 23.09 (20) (bm), 23.09 (20m) (c), 23.0917 (3) (br) 3., 23.0917 (3) (bu), 23.0917 (3) (dm) 9., 23.0917 (4) (d) 1m. g., 23.0917 (4) (d) 2m. c., 23.0917 (8) (h), 23.0917 (8) (i), 23.09175, 23.096 (2) (a) 1. and 30.277 (5) (b) of the statutes; Relating to: the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program and a major land acquisitions program. (FE)

The Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program and a major land acquisitions program. (FE)

Rep. Tony Kurtz [R]	Rep. Todd Novak [R]	Rep. Benjamin Franklin [R]	Rep. Dean Kaufert [R]
Rep. David Armstrong [R]	Rep. Elijah Behnke [R]	Rep. Mark Born [R]	Rep. Barbara Dittrich [R]
Rep. Cindi Duchow [R]	Rep. Joel Kitchens [R]	Rep. Rob Kreibich [R]	Rep. Scott Krug [R]
Rep. Jeffrey Mursau [R]	Rep. Jerry O'Connor [R]	Rep. Jim Piwowarczyk [R]	Rep. Shae Sortwell [R]
Rep. Paul Tittl [R]	Rep. Travis Tranel [R]	Rep. Nancy VanderMeer [R]	Rep. Ron Tusler [R]
Rep. David Steffen [R]	Sen. Patrick Testin [R]	Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara [R]	Sen. Jesse James [R]
Sen. Romaine Quinn [R]

2026-01-22 - House - Assembly: Read a third time and passed (Y: 53 N: 44 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-22 - House - Assembly: Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 laid on table (Y: 53 N: 44 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-23	Senate	Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2026-02-19	Senate	Senator Wanggaard added as a cosponsor
2026-02-11	Senate	Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Testin
2026-01-26	Senate	Read first time and referred to committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage
2026-01-22	Senate	Received from Assembly
2026-01-22	House	Ordered immediately messaged
2026-01-22	House	Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 44
2026-01-22	House	Rules suspended
2026-01-22	House	Ordered to a third reading
2026-01-22	House	Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted
2026-01-22	House	Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 53, Noes 44
2026-01-22	House	Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Miresse
2026-01-22	House	Read a second time
2026-01-20	House	Placed on calendar 1-22-2026 by Committee on Rules
2026-01-16	House	Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Kurtz
2026-01-14	House	Representative Tucker added as a coauthor
2025-11-20	House	Referred to committee on Rules
2025-11-20	House	Report without recommendation (Assembly Rule 19) by Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Ayes 6, Noes 6
2025-11-20	House	Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Ayes 7, Noes 5
2025-11-12	House	Executive action taken
2025-11-11	House	LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)
2025-11-11	House	Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Miresse
2025-11-10	House	Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kurtz
2025-09-17	House	Fiscal estimate received
2025-06-18	House	Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor
2025-06-12	House	LRB correction
2025-06-11	House	Representative Melotik added as a coauthor
2025-06-11	House	Public hearing held
2025-06-09	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation
2025-06-09	House	Introduced

SB316 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab315
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB315.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB315-AA1.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB315-ASA1.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB315-ASA2.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB315-ASA3.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB315-SA1.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab315/ab315_dnr.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/assembly/forestry_parks_and_outdoor_recreation/1954046.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2025/REG/AB315.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/financial_institutions_and_sporting_heritage/1985714.pdf
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2025/av0184
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2025/av0185